Fence-post.



To t1 Ly concern;

` "l, ROBERTS. HiL'rNEiu a mcitizengi the Unit dV States, and a resident ol"v lolx ast gwounty, Nebraska, have 5 11i lte f y and useful Improvel i of which the following lsfaull an c ear description, the aceomp'a Ei,Illyiligi'drawings forming a part thereof. Y i i `e k hat .theiuse of wood for ring restricted in many ountigy because of the scarcity high cost of timber and that ement lconcrete is rapidly' replacood in many instances. Obviously ifo erly reinforced is much preferoo 'inthe matter of stability and but there is one objection toits orffence-p'osts--viz., yits im'- fa les and other Wire-fas- Vith Wooden posts the ijencemay be attached by stafdfesiretl point; but not so with st'sa. When cement is the matenfesarefembedded singly and at 1n the -fae of the cement post, nlof said" fasteners. are fixed, and therefore .noticapable of adjustment.vv `With pfeifen-,wire fences, and even inordinary` line- ',f nces, a fa`s ner fixed in position is ctionable, because it is limited in y Y Eithera great deal of care is "yLlnlayin'gout the positions of the ttaehing means on the posts or the Wiresiiust'b'e bentjout of alinement Where 4attache dy to .the posts, or else a fastener must sed ,tosecurei the Wire atv the den v It ist e .objeetjofs this invention to remedy 44G vthe" defeeti'pointedout above b providing vaper'ectly- Vadjustable wire-attac ing means for? n e` in". 1o'n'crete'- posts.

hreference has ,cementconerete pfs'ts, it is not desired to limit this improvement 'alone to postszcomposed of this material .Any suitable substance into which' "the device "can be embedded or to which it can be fastened maybe used as the bodyv for posts o`r" ."supports `for line-Wires.:

S0 Thus stri s ofvvo'd could be utilized, or, in'

fact, the evicel may be used alone as a ost.v

With reference eto the accompanying vrawi'ngs, which illustrate several forms of devvices for accomplishing thel object sought, Figure` 1 is a perspective View of a fence-post having my improvement applied thereto.

y UMTED s'rATEs Specification of Letters Patent, u applicati@ ne@ February 14,1900; serial No. 300.087.

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I" and `whe'rf the vmeans for attaching been made above to PATENT i OFFICE. i lReeijii"if Il' or4 Lancom; NEBRASKA.' i

Patented :rime 26,1906.

is a cross-section ol a post, taken througlrone ol the ure-.fastening membrns. Fig. 3 is adetail ola lastener in plan and elechannel-bar. v

with wire or wooden rails.

A is a post of cr-nnentitious material., ln one face offthe post Ais embeddeda channel member` Bk The shapefof this' member is Well illustratedin Fig. 2;, Theehannel porstrips of metal bentas indicated. Extending back from the riveted. portionfE are di'- verging wings F, the function of whichis to `hold ii'r'mly in place the channel-bar embedded' in the cement. The channel portion oft iepostl toa point near the ground-line.

Thecement lscut away at Kjustbelow the terminal o' the channel to form a pocket mensions alsthe channel. 'This pocketl alelamps intb said channel.- The Wings F, however, extend substantially the.y entire ment." l

In postsj of the character described vcomposed of cementitious material (usually of a substance technically known as concrete.

portion of the post constructedof some sort .of metalfwhch has greater cohesive strength and elastieity and is less friable than concrete to serve as a reinforcement and to prevent breaking and splinteringaway of the One form of clamp shown in lFig. It consists cia plate H, of metal, o prope`r size to` vation. 'Fig-.4 is a `nnidiied and preferred yform of fastener, showingr its position, in the Fig'. 5 is a seetirmalview on, line a a of Fig-4.. Fig. 6 is another-nunlified e Y- iormof clamp or fastener that `may be used tionl lis of substantially U shape or othen shape adapted to the purpose described, with-A llips Grat the extremities vof theysides B'," -l formed by roundingthe same and turning' pro )er is continued from a point near the top substantially of same cross sectional dilows the iintrod'uction of' the adjustable,

l-angeswhen the pressure ofthe Wire-fastener binding by .any lother suitable 'means two f lengthD of the post to serve as a reinforce- IOO it is obviously necessary to have the channelk v,

. forni of a'staple.

fit into channel B and a-wire C bentin the The plate is roughened on one surface to preventsliding in the channel. u

Two openings are formed in the plate, through which the-wire C is passed. These clamps` are placediii propel' position in the channel B', and the wire C is twisted aiound'tlie linewire D of the fence to clamp the saine against the outside of the channel.

Figs.' 4 and'V 5. show lthe preferred forni of c-lamp, comprising a short wire4 1 which bridges the channel and abouta wliicl'if'is pivotd the otliermeiiiber lof the clainp-'viz.,'a scroll-shaped A'wire hav ing a relatively long arin2, the ven'dol1 "liicil iS turnedlaterally at On the front side oftliis arm 3 is a notch .5 to 'engage theinner edgeof the'ch'a'nnel G;

vThe operation. of f .tliisl device is apparentfrom the drawings... 'T lie Wire 1carrying the' .cl`ainp, is moved into position in the channel B vwire and the clampiirinly.

.[roma position abv fthe fence-wn"l D until the wirefis clam edfagainst the channel B. The notch of le' armsis' thenrpusliedor sprung-.intoplace under the li'pGto hold the Fig'. 6 illustrates another simple-construction forthe' clani'pomprising a split bolt 6 with a head. 5 ofproper size to itinto the channelB. Upon this bolt/is itted a nut 7,?? whichservesto clamp the fence-wire Dgplaced' in 't'he slot '-8 lin .the bolt, firmly against .the

face of the channel-'bar B;

The 'devices shown are 'simply illustrative. .of the` manner in which my invention may be formed'and utilized butl do not desire to be :n.- molded ymember of cementitiousmaterial, a-

limited by any of these specific forms, as modifications "may be easily. designed. Neither do I wish: to limit my invention 'to use for wire fences alone, as the mechanism may be used in any structure where wires are to be attached to a member-as, for example, in telegraph-pole construction.

' What I claim, ,andl desire to secure by Letters Patent, is;

l; device of the character described, a

channeled member'enibedded therein, and adjustable clamping devices in the channel, substantiallyias described.

2. 'A post of cementitious material, a sheet'- rnetal channel embedded the-rein, and adjustable' clamping devices in the channel, substantially'as described.

3. post'of cenientitious material, and a sheetriietaiv channel vembedded therein, 'subi Stanti'ally'as describ'edf El A. A post otceinentitious material, a sheetbar, a bent wire member connecte stantiallyas described.

metal channel embedded therein, of substantially U shape, and having lips to forma runffway, and adjustable clam ing devices in said runway, substantially as escribed.

5 A post ofcementitious material and a channel embedded therein, comprising two strips of met-al, attached together near the A channelbar, substantially shape on oneside, having inwardly-'turned lips to vforma runway, and on the opposite side, having diverging wings; and adjustable Wireclamping devices in said runway, substantially as described.

wire-clamping device 4within l the channel, comprisinga bar 'engaging the Sides of the channel, and a scitoll-shapedmembe'r pivotally connected to. the bar andhaving means 8o f 8. A post having a channeled portion, a

-at one extremity for engaging one side of the channel.

.-9. v'A post V having a channeled portion, a clamping device Witli'in. the channel, .comprising a bar engaging the sides of the channel, a memberattached to the bar andadapted to swing about the sameas a'p'ivot to engage a linewire ofthe fence, and a means on `the member for engaging one side of the vchannel. i. l 10; A post having a channel portion, andal wire-clamping device theieiii, com rising a andadapted to be `intertwined at the ends around the line-wire' of the fence to clamp same vagainst faceof the channel-bar, sub'- stantially as described.

11. A means for securing a Wire to' a chan.- nel'ed Imember, comprising a pivotal rod and scroll-shaped member attached thereto,tlie free end of which is laterally turned,y sub- 12. A fastener comprising la rod, a scrollthereto shaped member connected thereto, and a means on the meniberadapting vit to be held .in clamping position, substantially as described. y

lROBERT S. HIL'INER..`

`iVitnesses:

- U J S'rnoriinn MILLER, Jr.,

THOMAS V.' SULLivAN.

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